TY - GEN
T1 - Hybrid energy systems for applications in eco-houses
AU - Al-Badi, A. H.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Combining renewable energy generation like solar power with superior storage and conversion technology like hydrogen storage, fuel cells and batteries, offers a potential solution for a stand-alone power system. The aim of this paper is to assess the techno-economic feasibility of using hybrid energy system with hydrogen fuel cell for application in an eco-house that will be built in Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman. Actual load data for a typical Omani house with similar size as the eco-House was considered as the stand-alone load with an average energy consumption of 40 kWh/day and 5 kW peak power demand. HOMER is used as a sizing and optimization tool for the system. It was found that the total annual electrical energy production is 42,255 kWh and the cost of energy for this hybrid system is 0.582 $/kWh. Furthermore, the fuel cell operated for 4497 h/year and consumed approximately 390 kg of hydrogen per year. Its estimated lifetime was 8.89 years and its average electrical output was 1.45 kW.
AB - Combining renewable energy generation like solar power with superior storage and conversion technology like hydrogen storage, fuel cells and batteries, offers a potential solution for a stand-alone power system. The aim of this paper is to assess the techno-economic feasibility of using hybrid energy system with hydrogen fuel cell for application in an eco-house that will be built in Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman. Actual load data for a typical Omani house with similar size as the eco-House was considered as the stand-alone load with an average energy consumption of 40 kWh/day and 5 kW peak power demand. HOMER is used as a sizing and optimization tool for the system. It was found that the total annual electrical energy production is 42,255 kWh and the cost of energy for this hybrid system is 0.582 $/kWh. Furthermore, the fuel cell operated for 4497 h/year and consumed approximately 390 kg of hydrogen per year. Its estimated lifetime was 8.89 years and its average electrical output was 1.45 kW.
KW - Battery
KW - Eco-house
KW - Fuel cell PV
KW - Hybrid energy system
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U2 - 10.1109/APPEEC.2012.6307180
DO - 10.1109/APPEEC.2012.6307180
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870521738
SN - 9781457705472
T3 - Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC
BT - APPEEC 2012 - 2012 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, Proceedings
T2 - 2012 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2012
Y2 - 27 March 2012 through 29 March 2012
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